Production photo of a scene from Bernard Shaw's "You Never Can Tell" (staged by an amateur group at Macauley's Theatre in April 1915). The scene takes place on a balcony looking out to sea, with three women and four men facing one another down...

Production photo of a scene from Bernard Shaw's "You Never Can Tell" (staged by the University of Louisville Players at Macauley's Theatre in April 1915). The scene takes place in a drawing room, with five well-dressed man and three well-dressed...

From Tell el-Armana, Egypt. "A sunken relief stele, perhaps from a private shrine, provides a rare look at this royal family. The style is familiar from the colossus of Akhenaton [from the temple of Aton, Karnak, Egypt, Dynasty XVIII, ca. 1353-1335...

Leaf from a small portable Gothic Bible, copied in France in the thirteenth century. The Latin translation used throughout this period was known as the Vulgate, since Latin was the common or vulgar language read by all literate people of the time....

"The dedication reads 'Painted for Paul Éluard by his friend Salvador Dalí'. Éluard, who enjoyed his erotica as much as Dali, must have been impressed by this tour de force." (Caption); "One of his earliest ventures was Board of Demented...

Two cracked hearts hanging from a pine bough. They are connected to each other and then to a bell by a chain. The full inscription on the card reads, "Broken hearts are good as new, / if they are mended well - / so if this appeals to you / We'll...

Girl with bow in her ponytail runs from a lit firecracker. It's face has a menacing look. A lantern on the front reads "July 4th." Verse printed on front reads, "The giant cracker is a big red brute / With a tail that's like a snake / You can...

Upper yard at Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company in Port Fulton (now Jeffersonville), Indiana in 1889. According to the photographer's notes, the picture shows the "paint shop - oakum shed - the little building is Tom McDunn's shop and the brick...

Boy and girl under a large umbrella in the rain. Signed by Evelyn von Hartmann. Verse printed on front reads, "I have something sweet to tell you. / If you'll let me - / Wont [sic] you please? / It's just this - That I love you. / Now please...

"For their palace walls the Assyrian kings commissioned extensive series of narrative reliefs exalting royal power and piety. The sculptures record not only battlefield victories but also the slaying of wild animals. […] The degree of documentary...

My name is Deborah Greenland and I was born 8/3/52 in Mass. I am a graduate of Mass. College of Art, 1979. I support my self [sic] as a waitress and as a teacher of children with learning disabilities (I teach them Art as a bridge to other...